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The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant. Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley from North Carolina Miss USA 2004 Shandi Finnessey from Missouri Miss USA 2003 Susie Castillo from Massachusetts The Miss USA Pageant (not to be confused with the similar Miss America pageant) is a beauty contest that has been held every year since 1952, and is...


Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists, they have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only three states to have had two Miss USAs in succession (the others being Illinois and Texas). The Miss Illinois USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Texas Aces is a name coloquially given to five Miss Texas USA titleholders who went on to win the Miss USA beauty pageant in succession from 1985-1989. ...


Virginia's greatest success came from the late 1960s to early 1980s.


List of winners

  • 2006 - Amber Copley
  • 2005 - Jennifer Anne Pitts
  • 2004 - Kristi Lauren Glakas -- Triple Crown holder, 3rd runner-up to Miss America 2006
  • 2003 - Mimi Abraham
  • 2002 - Julie Marie Laipply
  • 2001 - Kristel Jenkins
  • 2000 - Crystal Marie Jones
  • 1999 - Kellie Lightbourn (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1998 - Meredith Blankenship (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1997 - Audra Wilks
  • 1996 - Danielle Connors
  • 1995 - Susan Elizabeth Robinson
  • 1994 - Pat Southall (1st runner-up at Miss USA)
  • 1993 - Stephanie Satterfield
  • 1992 - Brandi Bottrof (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1991 - Traci Dority
  • 1990 - Evelyn Green
  • 1989 - Kimberly Nicewonder
  • 1988 - Denise Adrain Smith
  • 1987 - Marsha Ralls (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1986 - Maureen McDonnell
  • 1985 - Dana Bryant
  • 1984 - Leah Rush
  • 1983 - Tanquil Collins
  • 1982 - Sondra Dee Jones (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1981 - Pam Hutchens (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1980 - Kelly Humphrey
  • 1979 - Betsy Bott (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1978 - Robin Schadle (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1977 - Lynn Herring (4th runner-up at Miss USA) -- actress best known for her role as Lucy Coe on General Hospital
  • 1976 - Donna Dixon -- actress best known for her role as Sonny Lumet on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies
  • 1975 - Linda McKee (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1974 - Hazel Thomas
  • 1973 - Brenda Childress
  • 1972 - Dede Moore
  • 1971 - Brenda Joyce Miller (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1970 - Deborah Shelton (Miss USA and 1st runner-up at Miss Universe)
  • 1969 - Wendy Dascomb (Miss USA and Semi-finalist at Miss Universe)
  • 1968 - Laurie Burke (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1967 - Elizabeth Kallmyer
  • 1966 - Bev Johnson
  • 1965 - Mary Montgomery
  • 1964 - Heidi Karen Smith
  • 1963 - Did Not Compete
  • 1962 - Did Not Compete
  • 1961 - Bonnie Lea Jones
  • 1960 - Cathy Birch
  • 1959 - Pat Poindexter
  • 1958 - Betty Marsh
  • 1957 - Patricia Bush
  • 1956 - Audra Stark
  • 1955 - Jeannie Asble
  • 1954 - Ellen Whitehead (disqualified)
  • 1953 - Dorothy Lee Bailey
  • 1952 - Elizabeth Glenn

Kristi Glakas Kristi Lauren Glakas, born in Centreville, Virginia to Glenn and Debe Glakas was Miss Virginia 2005, represented the state of Virginia in the Miss America 2005 pageant, making it to the top-five finalists. ... The Triple Crown is a term sometimes used to describe the three-tiered crown or tiara formerly used by popes. ... Miss America contestants visit Andrews Air Force Base in 2003 For the two Golden Age patriotically-themed comic book superheroines, see Miss America (comics). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lynn Herring, in a SOAPnet promo. ... General Hospital is the longest-running daytime soap opera on the American ABC television network, and is also the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood (having been taped at the Prospect Avenue ABC Television Center West and Sunset-Gower Studios). ... Donna Dixon was an actress on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Bosom Buddies was an American sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

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